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Contents The Health inquiry model ___________________________________ 1 Salutogenic approach ______________________________________ 1 River of life graphic organiser 1 ...................................................................................2 River of life graphic organiser 2 ...................................................................................2 Health inquiry model overarching frameworks _________________ 4 AIHW conceptual framework for the determinants of health ........................................4 Framework for health promotion action .......................................................................6 Health inquiry model overarching resources ____________________ 7 Health literacy ..............................................................................................................7 Social justice................................................................................................................8 Health inquiry model — Stage 1: Define and understand _________ 9 Unit 1 — PERMA/PERMA+ .........................................................................................9 Unit 2 — social cognitive theory ................................................................................ 10 Unit 3 — social ecological model ............................................................................... 12 Unit 4 — life-course perspective ................................................................................ 13 Health inquiry model — Stage 2: Plan and act ________________ 14 Units 1 and 2 — Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion .............................................. 14 Units 3 and 4 — diffusion of innovations model ......................................................... 15 Health inquiry model — Stage 3: Evaluate and reflect __________ 17 All units — RE-AIM .................................................................................................... 17 Health inquiry model — Procedural knowledge ________________ 19 References ______________________________________________ 22
The Health inquiry model
The Health inquiry model used throughout the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2) is
based on Antonovsky’s (1979) salutogenic model of health (Lindström & Eriksson 2010).
The salutogenic approach is the overarching approach in the Health inquiry model.
Salutogenic approach
Salutogenesis is a term coined by sociologist Aaron Antonovsky to describe an approach where
health is viewed as a continuum between ‘dis-ease’ and ‘ease’, where an individual’s health
status is fluid depending on the issue, context and available resources. Moving towards a position
of ease is enhanced when individuals can access and use social and community resources to
strengthen, build or maintain personal resources. Salutogenic theory provides the foundational
understanding and educative purpose needed for a strengths-based approach. The salutogenic
approach focuses on factors that support human health and wellbeing, rather than on factors that
cause disease.
Antonovsky used a river of life metaphor to clarify his vision of salutogenesis as a theory to guide
health promotion. From this perspective, health should be attended to as a dynamic, ever-present
relation between the swimmer and the river. Rather than prevent us from swimming in the river or
rescue us from the dangerous river, the salutogenic intention is to improve our skills to make
swimming safer and to search the river for dangerous spots.
In the practice of health promotion, the salutogenic approach means investing in conditions that
contribute to health and involving individuals in change processes to give them more freedom of
choice, input, and resistance resources (Health Promotion Switzerland 2013).
Two river of life graphic organisers have been developed and sample learning experiences that
use these resources are explained in the sample teaching, learning and assessment plans.
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Page 1 of 23River of life graphic organiser 1
Factors that influence health are placed in the boxes.
River of life graphic organiser 2
Factors that influence health (determinants) are placed in the top boxes.
Classifications of determinants, and/or targeted health promotion strategies, are placed in the
bottom boxes.
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Page 2 of 23Glossary definitions from the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2)
Term Explanation
barriers individual and environmental factors that limit access to personal, social
and community resources
dis-ease the ‘total absence of health’ pole as opposed to the ‘total health’ ease
pole on the ease–dis-ease health continuum
ease salutogenic approach represents ease as the ‘total health’ pole as
opposed to ‘total absence of health’ dis-ease pole on the dis-ease–ease
health continuum
enablers individual and environmental factors that increase access to individual,
social and community resources
general resistance any characteristic in persons, groups or environments that can facilitate
resources effective tension management; a general resistance resource is a physical,
biochemical, artefactual material, cognitive, emotional, valuative–attitudinal,
interpersonal–relational, macrosociocultural characteristic of an individual,
primary group, subculture or society that is effective in avoiding or combating
a wide variety of stressors (Buch 2006)
river the salutogenesis metaphor used by sociologist Anton Antonovsky
represents life as a river in which everyone is a swimmer (Antonovsky
1996); health should always be attended to as a dynamic, ever-present
relation between the swimmer and the water, for it is from the river that
the individual develops ‘resources for life’; overcoming the challenges,
dangers and stressors of the river of life can therefore depend on the
ability of the swimmer to recognise, gain, use and reuse these health
resources in a health-promoting way (Lindström & Eriksson 2010 in
McCuaig et al. 2013)
strengths-based approach the strengths-based approach focuses on the capacities, competencies,
visions, values and hopes of all students, regardless of their current
circumstances, to optimise their health and that of others. Its foundation
is the concept of salutogenesis that looks to extend preventive health to
the creation of health through individual, community and societal assets
(ACARA 2012)
stressor a stressor is a demand made by the internal or external environment of
an organism that upsets its homeostasis (Antonovsky 1979); stressors
can be categorised with respect to locus (internal or external), duration,
temporality (acute, time limited, chronic and intermittent), forecasting
(predictable or unpredictable), tone (positive or negative) and impact
(normative or catastrophic) (Hill Rice 2012)
swimmer the salutogenesis metaphor used by sociologist Anton Antonovsky
represents swimmers as individuals who are all swimming in a river of
life; the swimmers’ skills can be enhanced so they are better equipped to
encounter the ‘dangerous spots’ within the river (Health Promotion
Switzerland 2013)
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frameworks
The two overarching frameworks used in the Health inquiry model are:
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) conceptual framework for the determinants
of health
• framework for health promotion action.
AIHW conceptual framework for the determinants of
health
Adapted from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2014, Australia’s Health 2014, Australia’s health series no. 14. Cat. no. AUS 178,
www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-health/australias-health-2014.
In Health Unit 1, students are introduced to the range of personal, social, economic and
environmental factors that influence the health status of individuals or populations through the
salutogenic river of life. The influencing factors are classified as determinants using the AIHW
conceptual framework for the determinants of health, and students develop a more sophisticated
understanding of the categories of determinants and influencing factors and whether they are
modifiable or non-modifiable across the course of study.
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Page 4 of 23Glossary definitions from the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2)
Term Explanation
biological factors anything that affects the function and behaviour of a living organism;
internally this factor can be a physical, physiological, chemical,
neurological or genetic condition (Nugent 2013)
biomedical factors blood pressure, blood cholesterol and bodyweight are among the
important biomedical factors that affect health; the levels of these factors
in an individual are the result of lifestyle, behaviour and genetic
predisposition (AIHW 2000)
chemical factors exposure to toxic substances, such as lead, cadmium, cobalt, arsenic,
carbon monoxide, passive smoking, organic solvents, carbon disulphide,
nitroglycerine, nitroglycol, petrochemicals and agricultural chemicals,
from air, soil and water sources, through inhalation, ingestion and skin
contact pathways, which can impact individual and population health
genetic factors genetic factors play an important role in human health and disease; an
individual’s genetic makeup (genome) sets the main features and
boundaries within which life is to be experienced; it also provides the
blueprint for how the human body interacts with the environment; in
addition, the genome is programmed to protect its own molecular
structure and to repair any damage caused to it by environmental agents
(AIHW 2000)
health behaviour any activity undertaken by an individual, regardless of actual or
perceived health status, for the purpose of promoting, protecting or
maintaining health, whether or not such behaviour is objectively effective
towards that end (WHO 1998)
health literacy the cognitive and social skills that determine the motivation and ability of
individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in ways which
promote and maintain good health (WHO 1998); there are three levels of
health literacy — functional, interactive and critical (Nutbeam 2000)
human-made factors a sub-category of environmental factors that influence health, specifically
as a result of human impact on the environment; factors include human-
induced chemical pollution, waste products and climate change (AIHW
2018)
landscape landscapes have the potential to promote mental wellbeing through attention
restoration, stress reduction, and the evocation of positive emotions;
physical wellbeing through the promotion of physical activity in daily life as
well as leisure time and through walkable environments; and social
wellbeing through social integration, social engagement and participation,
and through social support and security (Abraham et al. 2010)
physical determinants physical determinants of health include individual physical and
psychological makeup (genetics, intergenerational, ageing and life-
course influences) and biomedical factors such as body weight, blood
pressure, blood cholesterol, glucose tolerance and immune status
(AIHW 2014)
sociocultural factors sociocultural factors are customs, lifestyles and values that characterise
a society or group; cultural aspects include concepts of beauty,
education, language, law and politics, religion, social organisations,
technology and material culture, values and attitudes; social factors
include reference groups, family, role and status in society, time and
available resources (Reference.com n.d.)
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Framework for health promotion action
Disease Communication Health education Community & Infrastructure &
prevention strategies & empowerment health systems change
development
Primary Health Knowledge Policy
information Engagement
Secondary Understanding Legislation
Behaviour Community
Tertiary change Skill action Organisational
campaigns development change
Advocacy
Primary care Lifestyle/behaviourist Socio-ecological
approaches approaches approaches
Adapted from Murphy, B & Keleher, H n.d., Framework for Health Promotion Action: A discussion paper for course development, School of Health
and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne.
This conceptual framework organises health promotion action according to categories of focus
and levels of delivery. Health uses a revised version of the framework for health promotion action
presented by Murphy and Keleher (2003).
Glossary definitions from the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2)
Term Explanation
action strategies can be directed at strengthening the skills and capabilities of individuals
and changing social, environmental and economic conditions to increase
control over the determinants of health, thereby improving individual and
public health; participation is essential to sustain health promotion action
(WHO 1998)
advocate to argue in support of a cause or position, or speak out and act on behalf
of yourself or another to ensure that your or others’ interests are taken
into account (ACARA 2016)
approaches in Health, groups the theories, models and frameworks that are used in
the syllabus; Health has an overarching approach and unit-specific
approaches
disease a physical or mental disturbance involving symptoms, dysfunction or
tissue damage (AIHW 2014)
framework frameworks promote a common understanding of an issue; a conceptual
framework aims to assist with the understanding and presentation of a
concept; it defines a set of terms associated with the concept and
describes a systematic approach to presenting the features of the
concept (AIHW 2016)
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Page 6 of 23Term Explanation
government policy a plan of action; the general principles by which a government is guided
in its management of public affairs, including legislature
health behaviour any activity undertaken by an individual, regardless of actual or
perceived health status, for the purpose of promoting, protecting or
maintaining health, whether or not such behaviour is objectively effective
towards that end (WHO 1998)
health education any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals
and communities improve their health by increasing their knowledge or
influencing their attitudes (WHO n.d.b)
health system consists of all organisations, people and actions whose primary interest
is to promote, restore or maintain health; the six building blocks are:
health services; health workforce; health information system; essential
medical products, vaccines and technologies; health financing system;
leadership and governance (WHO Western Pacific Region n.d.)
preventive health approaches and activities aimed at reducing the likelihood that a disease
or disorder will affect an individual, interrupting or slowing the progress of
the disorder or reducing disability (AIHW 2014); an important part of
disease prevention is health promotion
primary health care the first level of contact that individuals, families and communities have
with the health care system; this incorporates personal care with health
promotion, the prevention of illness and community development;
includes the interconnecting principles of equity, access, empowerment,
community self-determination and inter-sectoral collaboration; also
encompasses an understanding of the social, economic, cultural and
political determinants of health (APNA n.d.)
Health inquiry model overarching resources
Health literacy and social justice are the two overarching resources used in the Health inquiry model.
Health literacy
Health literacy comprises the cognitive and social skills that determine the motivation and ability
of individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in ways that promote and
maintain good health (WHO 1998). There are three levels of health literacy — functional,
interactive and critical (Nutbeam 2000).
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Page 7 of 23Glossary definitions from the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2)
Term Explanation
critical health literacy builds on functional and interactive health literacy and reflects cognitive
and skills development outcomes, which are oriented towards supportive
effective social and political action, as well as individual action
(Nutbeam 2000)
functional health literacy based on the communication of factual information on health risks and
how to use the health system; typically, this approach does not invite
interactive communication or foster skill development (Nutbeam 2000)
interactive health literacy builds on functional health literacy and focuses on the development of
skills in a supportive environment, much of this activity will result in
individual benefit rather than population benefit (Nutbeam 2000)
Social justice
The ideology of social justice in Health provides a critical eye for the examination of the
consistency, fairness and appropriateness of health outcomes for individuals, groups and
communities. The social justice framework has three interrelated principles — diversity, equity
and supportive environments (Queensland Studies Authority 2010).
Glossary definitions from the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2)
Term Explanation
diversity differences that exist within a group, including age, sex, gender, gender
expression, sexuality, ethnicity, ability, body shape and composition,
culture, religion, learning styles, socioeconomic background, values and
experience; appreciating, understanding and respecting diversity impacts
on an individual’s sense of self and their relations to others; diversity can
be acknowledged through shared activities that may involve building
knowledge and awareness, peer teaching, games, dance, food and
festivals (ACARA 2016)
equity equity in health implies that ideally, everyone should have a fair opportunity
to attain their full health potential and, more pragmatically, that no one
should be disadvantaged from achieving this potential if it can be avoided
(Whitehead 1990 in WHO Regional Office for Europe 1986)
supportive environment refers to the sociocultural, physical, political, emotional, cultural,
educational, economic and social capital surroundings in which positive
health outcomes are supported, maintained or promoted (Queensland
Studies Authority 2010)
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Page 8 of 23Health inquiry model — Stage 1: Define
and understand
Unit 1 — PERMA/PERMA+
Source: Salutegenics Psychology n.d., ‘Positive psychology’, www.salutegenics.com.au/positive-psychology.html.
Glossary definitions from Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2)
Term Explanation
PERMA an acronym for a framework or model of wellbeing put forth by a pioneer
in the field of positive psychology, Martin Seligman; according to
Seligman, PERMA makes up five important building blocks of wellbeing
and happiness: Positive emotions — feeling good, Engagement — being
completely absorbed in activities, Relationships — being authentically
connected to others, Meaning — purposeful existence, and
Accomplishment — a sense of achievement and success (South
Australian Health & Medical Research Institute n.d.)
PERMA+ an acronym for Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning
and Accomplishment plus Optimism, Physical Activity, Nutrition and
Sleep (South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute n.d.)
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Page 9 of 23Term Explanation
positive psychology the scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and
communities to thrive, pioneered by Martin Seligman; the field is founded
on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to
cultivate what is best within themselves and to enhance their
experiences of love, work and play (University of Pennsylvania n.d.)
Unit 2 — social cognitive theory
First known as social learning theory (Bandura 1977), and renamed (Bandura 1986) when
concepts from cognitive psychology were integrated, social cognitive theory (SCT) is one of the
most widely applied theories in health promotion. SCT is based on the idea that behavioural
change is directly correlated to self-efficacy and the result of the dynamic interplay between
personal, behavioural and environmental influences.
The key concepts of SCT are reciprocal determinism, outcome expectations, self-efficacy,
collective efficacy, observational learning, incentive motivation, facilitation, self-regulation and
moral disengagement (Glanz et al. 2008).
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Page 10 of 23Glossary definitions from the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2)
Term Explanation
collective efficacy in social cognitive theory, Bandura extended the concept of perceived
efficacy to collective efficacy, which is defined as beliefs about the ability
of a group to perform concerted actions that bring about desired
outcomes; many of the things that people seek are achievable only by
working together with others (Glanz et al. 2008)
facilitation an environmental determinant of behaviour in social cognitive theory
defined as providing tools, resources or environmental changes that
make new behaviours easier to perform (Glanz et al. 2008)
incentive motivation the use of rewards and punishments to modify behaviours (Glanz et
al. 2008)
moral disengagement used in the social cognitive theory, people learn moral standards for self-
regulation and can violate those standards through moral
disengagement; ways of thinking about harmful behaviours and the
people who are harmed that make infliction of suffering acceptable by
disengaging self-regulatory moral standards (Glanz et al. 2008)
observational learning used in social cognitive theory; involves learning to perform new
behaviours by exposure to interpersonal or media displays of them,
particularly through peer modelling; four processes govern observational
learning: attention, retention, production and motivation (Glanz et al.
2008)
outcome expectations a psychological determinant of behaviour in social cognitive theory
defined as beliefs about the likelihood of various outcomes that might
result from the behaviours a person might choose to perform and the
perceived value of those outcomes (Glanz et al. 2008)
reciprocal determinism a key concept of social cognitive theory, which states that environmental
factors influence individuals and groups, but individuals and groups can
also influence their environments and regulate their own behaviour
(Glanz et al. 2008)
self-efficacy self-efficacy refers to beliefs that individuals hold about their capacity to
carry out action in a way that will influence the events that will affect their
lives; self-efficacy beliefs determine how people feel, think, motivate
themselves and behave (Smith et al. 2006)
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Page 11 of 23Unit 3 — social ecological model
Ecological models of health behaviour emphasise the environmental and policy contexts of
behaviour, while incorporating the social and psychological influences (Glanz et al. 2008).
The core concept of the social ecological model is that behaviour has multiple layers of
influencing factors: individual (biological, psychological), relationship (intrapersonal, social,
cultural), community (organisations, media, research institutions, schools, workplaces) and
societal (policy, laws, governments).
Adapted from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention n.d., ‘The social-ecological model: A framework for prevention’,
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/about/social-ecologicalmodel.html.
Levels of influence Influencing factors Strategies Example approaches
Individual • biological • attitude and belief • education
• personal history change • personal skill
• age • behavioural change development
• education • knowledge change • life skills training
• income • perception change • decision-making
• health behaviours • self-efficacy
Relationship • peers • parenting programs • mediation
• partners • family programs • problem-solving skills
• family members • mentoring • healthy relationships
• peer programs
Community • characteristics of • changes to: • workplace health and
settings: - social environment safety
- schools - physical • health promoting
- workplaces environment schools
- neighbourhoods natural • local council
- towns/cities built infrastructure
- regions - access to services, development
products and
providers
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Page 12 of 23Levels of influence Influencing factors Strategies Example approaches
Societal • sociocultural and • government policies • Safer Roads, Safer
gender norms and regulations Queensland road
• health, economic, safety strategy
educational and social • South Australia’s
policies PERMA+ public health
approach
Unit 4 — life-course perspective
Life-course perspective ‘looks at how chronological age, relationships, common life transitions
and social change shape people’s lives from birth to death … [It] calls attention to how historical
time, social location and culture affect the individual experience of each life stage’
(Hutchison 2014).
Source: Zubrick, SR, Taylor, CL, Lawrence, D, Mitrou, F, Christensen, D & Dalby, R 2009, ‘The development of human capability across the
lifecourse: Perspectives from childhood’, Australasian Epidemiologist, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 6–10.
Glossary definitions from the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2)
Term Explanation
life-course a culturally defined sequence of age categories that people are normally
expected to pass through as they progress from birth to death; included
in the cultural conceptions of the life-course is some idea of how long
people are expected to live and ideas about what constitutes ‘premature’
or ‘untimely’ death (Crossman 2017)
life event significant occurrence involving a relatively abrupt change that may
produce serious and long lasting effects (Hutchison 2014)
trajectory a long-term pattern of stability and change that usually involves multiple
transitions across the life-course (Hutchison 2014)
transition a change in roles and statuses that represents a distinct departure from
prior roles and statuses (Hutchison 2014)
turning point a turning point is a life event or transition that produces a lasting shift in
the life-course trajectory (Hutchison 2014)
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Page 13 of 23Health inquiry model — Stage 2: Plan
and act
Units 1 and 2 — Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion is used as part of the overarching approaches,
frameworks and resources, and specifically for planning and acting in Stage 2 of the Health
inquiry model.
The three basic strategies for health promotion identified by the Ottawa Charter are:
• advocating for health to create the essential conditions for health
• enabling all people to achieve their full health potential
• mediating between the different interests in society in the pursuit of health.
Under the Charter, there are five priority action areas that support these basic strategies and are
considered the basic tools for health promotion action:
• building healthy public policy
• creating supportive environments for health
• strengthening community action for health
• developing personal skills
• reorienting health services (Nutbeam 1998).
Adapted from World Health Organization (WHO) n.d.a, ‘The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion: Health promotion emblem’,
www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/ottawa/en/index4.html.
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Page 14 of 23Glossary definitions from the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2)
Term Explanation
advocate to argue in support of a cause or position, or speak out and act on behalf
of yourself or another to ensure that your or others’ interests are taken
into account (ACARA 2016)
enable taking action in partnership with individuals or groups to empower them,
through the mobilisation of human and material resources, to promote
and protect their health (WHO 1998)
mediate a process through which the different interests (personal, social,
economic) of individuals and communities, and different sectors (public
and private), are reconciled in ways that promote and protect health
(WHO 1998)
Units 3 and 4 — diffusion of innovations model
Developed by Everett Rogers, the diffusion of innovations model is used to understand the steps
and processes required to achieve widespread dissemination and diffusion of public health
innovations. The stages of diffusion are innovation development, dissemination, adoption,
implementation, maintenance, sustainability and institutionalisation (Glanz et al. 2008).
An innovation is an idea, practice or object that is perceived as new by an individual or other unit
of adoption (Glanz et al. 2008).
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Page 15 of 23Glossary definitions from the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2) —
the stages of diffusion
Term Explanation
innovation development the first stage in the diffusion of innovations model, which involves all the
decisions and activities (and their impacts) that occur from the early
stage of an idea to its development and production (Glanz et al. 2008)
dissemination the second stage in the diffusion of innovations model, which involves
planned, systematic efforts designed to make a program or innovation
more widely available to a target audience or members of a social
system (Glanz et al. 2008)
institutionalisation the final stage of the diffusion of innovations model, which involves the
incorporation of the program into the routines of an organisation or
broader policy and legislation (Glanz et al. 2008)
Glossary definitions from the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2) —
diffusion process variables
The following five diffusion process variables are the general factors that influence the success
and speed innovations are adopted (innovation uptake).
Term Explanation
characteristics of an individual who influences clients’ innovation-decisions in a direction
change agents deemed desirable; enable communication flow to spread awareness and
interest in the adoption of an innovation; this skill is identified as targeting
which is the process of customising the design and delivery of a
communication program based on the characteristics of an intended
audience (Rogers 1962)
characteristics of a diffusion process variable where the process of innovation adoption by
individuals individuals is described as a normal, bell-shaped distribution with five
adopter categories: innovators, early adopters, early majority adopters,
late majority adopters and laggards (Glanz et al. 2008)
characteristics of a diffusion process variable that defines the characteristics of innovations
innovations that most likely affect the speed and extent of the adoption and diffusion
process;
characteristics are:
• relative advantage — is the innovation better than what was there before?
• compatibility — does the innovation fit with the intended audience?
• complexity — is the innovation easy to use?
• trialability — can the innovation be tried before making a decision
to adopt?
• observability — are the results of the innovation visible and easily
measurable? (Glanz et al. 2008)
features of the setting include geographical, societal culture, political conditions, globalisation
and uniformity features (Glanz et al. 2008)
rate of adoption the speed and extent of the adoption of innovations (Glanz et al. 2008)
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and reflect
All units — RE-AIM
RE-AIM is a scientific method of systematically considering the strengths and weaknesses of
health promotion action at multiple levels of influence through the steps of:
• reach — proportion of the target population that participated in the intervention
• effectiveness or efficacy — success rate, defined as positive outcomes minus negative outcomes
• adoption — proportion of settings, practices and plans that will adopt the intervention
• implementation — extent to which the intervention is implemented as intended in the real world
• maintenance — extent to which the program is sustained over time (Glasgow et al. 2006).
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Page 17 of 23Glossary definitions from the Health General Senior Syllabus 2019 (v1.2)
Term Explanation
adoption the absolute number, proportion and representativeness of settings and
intervention agents who are willing to initiate a program (RE-AIM n.d.)
effectiveness the impact of an intervention on important outcomes, including potential
negative effects, quality of life, and economic outcomes (RE-AIM n.d.)
implementation the intervention agents’ fidelity to the various elements of an
intervention’s protocol, including consistency of delivery as intended and
the time and cost of the intervention; at the individual level,
implementation refers to clients’ use of the intervention strategies
(RE-AIM n.d.)
maintenance refers to the extent to which a program or policy becomes
institutionalised or part of the routine organizational practices and
policies; within the RE-AIM framework, also applies at the individual level
and has been defined as the long-term effects of a program on
outcomes, 6 or more months after the most recent intervention contact
(RE-AIM n.d.)
reach refers to the absolute number, proportion, and representativeness of
individuals who are willing to participate in a given initiative, intervention,
or program (RE-AIM n.d.)
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knowledge
Starting point: Understand the river of life
With any unit, the starting place is the bottom
rectangle (A) or the ‘river of life’ which is
Antonovsky’s metaphor for understanding
salutogenic theory.
We need to understand:
• what is going on for the ‘swimmer’?
- in Unit 1, the ‘swimmer’ is the individual
- in Units 2–4, the ‘swimmer’ is a target group
within the context
• what is going on in their ‘river’?
- the ‘river’ or context is unique
- the ‘river’ or context is also unique for each
individual
- we are all, always, swimming in the ‘river
of life’.
The process of working through each area in the
top rectangle (B) enhances understanding of the
relationships between resources within the ‘river
of life’ (rectangle A).
Next step: A complex understanding of the
river of life
To gain a complex understanding of the ‘river of
life’, we need to know:
• what stressors exist within the ‘river’?
• what are the barriers within the ‘river’ that limit
access to personal, social and community
resources?
• what are the enablers within the ‘river’ that
increase access to personal, social and
community resources?
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Always ask the salutogenic question/s first.
• What are the existing personal, social and
community resources that are keeping us
healthy?
• How can the resources be strengthened,
maintained or adapted to mitigate stressors
in the ‘river of life’?
• Avoid pathogenically oriented questions,
e.g. What causes death and how do we fix
it?
Consider the relevance and purpose of the
‘menu’ of frameworks.
• AIHW conceptual framework for the
determinants of health is used to critique
information.
• Framework for health promotion action can
be used to develop action strategies and
inform the evaluation of action.
• The Ottawa Charter can be used to
understand health issues within a context,
develop action strategies and to justify
recommendations.
Consider the relevance and purpose of health
literacy and/or social justice.
• How can health literacy and/or social justice
be personal, social and/or community
resources?
• How can health literacy and/or social justice
be barriers or enablers that impact access
to resources?
Next step: Use the Stage 1 unit-specific
approach
To gain a more sophisticated understanding of
specific issues within a broad topic, we use a
unit-specific approach to complete a context
analysis and needs assessment for a target
within the context. These are completed by:
• analysing the complex relationships
between resources, barriers and enablers in
the ‘river’ and for the ‘swimmer’
• interpreting information about data trends to
draw conclusions about what is going on in
the ‘river’ and for the ‘swimmer’
• critique information to distinguish
determinants.
In Unit 1, the unit-specific approach is Positive
Psychology and PERMA+. Each unit-specific
approach changes for each unit and builds on
knowledge learnt from the previous unit-
specific approach.
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approach
To plan for action relating to specific issues within
a broad topic, we use a second unit-specific
approach to synthesise investigated information to
develop action strategies for a specific target within
a specific context.
• In Unit 1, the personal skills priority action area
of the Ottawa Charter is used to narrow the scale
of theoretical information required to be
understood by students.
• In Unit 2, the relevance of the five priority action
areas of the Ottawa Charter can be considered
in planning for action.
• In Units 3 and 4, the relevance of the five
diffusion process variables and stages of
diffusion are considered in selecting an
innovation for diffusion and the methodology,
resources and data collection strategies.
• In all units, the overarching approaches,
frameworks and resources can inform the
development of action strategies.
Once the action is developed at the end of
Stage 2, it is implemented as part of teaching
and learning, and evidence collected for
evaluation in Stage 3.
Final step: Use RE-AIM
To evaluate and reflect on action in relation to
specific issues within a broad topic, we use
RE-AIM to:
• make judgments about the methodology and
resources used to implement the action strategy
and innovation impact
• propose and justify recommendations for future
action.
Reach: Who takes part/participates? How are they
accessed? What is the target number of people?
Are they representative?
Effectiveness: What were the positive outcomes,
negative outcomes or unexpected outcomes?
What was the level of satisfaction?
Adoption: Who are the ‘gatekeepers’ or adoption
agents who are responsible for diffusing the
innovation/increasing uptake?
Implementation: What was done? How does the
innovation get to the target? Were there
‘champions’ who helped the adoption agency?
What was the adherence? Was it implemented as
intended? Were there costs?
Maintenance: Was there an impact long term?
Is it sustainable for greater than six months?
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